as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable pleading chronic back pain is my standard evasion for doing any heavy lifting

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Recent Examples of evasion Lutnick said the federal government would counteract massive U.S. tax cuts by implementing tariffs on foreign nations and curbing overseas tax evasion. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 In the meantime, Savannah is focused on caring for her younger siblings Grayson, 18, and Chloe, 12, while their parents Todd, 55, and Julie, 52, remain in prison on fraud and tax evasion charges. Dory Jackson, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 The report revealed that in both scenarios, the AI reportedly anticipated trajectory shifts within milliseconds of detecting control-surface movements, leaving no window for evasion. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2025 But Greg's evasion of authorities hits a snag when Hawaii spa manager Belinda (Natasha Rothwell), who was close to Tanya, spots him in Thailand. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evasion

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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasion. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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